Definition

Noun: * A dish of eggs: A dish prepared by beating eggs (typically with milk, cream, or water) and cooking them in a pan while stirring constantly, resulting in soft, creamy, and irregular curds.

Usage

• As a mass noun (most common): Refers to the dish as a whole, uncountable.
  • I ordered scrambled eggs and toast for breakfast.
  • She makes the best scrambled eggs.
• In a countable sense (less common): Can be used plurally to refer to servings or instances of the dish.
  • We served three scrambled eggs to each guest.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "To make scrambled eggs": The standard phrase for preparing the dish.
  • He learned how to make perfect scrambled eggs from his grandmother.
• As a descriptor for texture or appearance: Used metaphorically to describe something that resembles the soft, mixed, and irregular texture of the dish.
  • (Informal) After the accident, his thoughts were like scrambled eggs.
  • (Informal) The old painting's colors had blended into a scrambled eggs mess.

Variants and Related Words

• Scramble (verb): The action of preparing eggs in this manner.
  • I'll scramble some eggs for us.
• Fried eggs: Eggs cooked in oil or butter without stirring, with distinct whites and yolks.
• Poached eggs: Eggs cooked in simmering water without the shell.
• Omelette/Omelet: Beaten eggs cooked without stirring until set, often folded around a filling.

Synonyms

• Beaten eggs (cooked): A more literal description of the preparation.
• (No direct single-word synonym): The phrase "scrambled eggs" is the standard culinary term for this specific dish.

Related Phrases

• "All talk and no action, like scrambled eggs without salt": (Informal idiom) Suggesting something is bland or unsatisfactory because a key element is missing, comparing it to the dish lacking seasoning.

Noun

1. eggs beaten and cooked to a soft firm consistency while stirring